--- title: "Minecraft server guides | StreetHosting Guide Center" description: "Tutorials for creating a server, cutting lag, choosing a host and sizing resources on infrastructure in São Paulo, Brazil. 98 guides from StreetHosting." url: "https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft" type: "page" language: "en-US" --- # Minecraft server guides Tutorials for creating a server, cutting lag, choosing a host and sizing resources on infrastructure in São Paulo, Brazil. 98 guides in this category Search guides / Filters and sorting 98 guides [Minecraft Beginner Best Minecraft host in Brazil: how to choose safely A good host is not just a low price: it is predictable latency, a CPU that survives tick spikes, reliable backups, and support that speaks your language when the server goes down on a Friday night. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/best-minecraft-host-brazil) [Minecraft Beginner How to create a Minecraft server from scratch (step by step) This guide lays out server creation in a logical order: picking the right resources, launching the jar, accepting the EULA, pointing a domain, setting up the world and inviting players safely. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/how-to-create-a-minecraft-server) [Minecraft Beginner Which Minecraft hosting plan to choose for friends or a community Too many options can freeze anyone. This guide boils the four Minecraft Fácil plans down to one simple question: how many people play together, and do you want vanilla or mods? 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/which-minecraft-hosting-plan-to-choose) [Minecraft Intermediate How to reduce lag on a Minecraft Paper server (TPS and mspt) Lag is not 'the host's fault' until you measure it: high mspt comes from the world, the configuration and the code running in the tick. This guide puts diagnosis ahead of aggressive tuning. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/reduce-lag-paper-server) [Minecraft Beginner Paper vs Spigot for a Minecraft server: the real differences in production Paper started as a fork of Spigot focused on lag fixes, security and extra tunables. In day-to-day operations in 2026, almost every server running Java plugins picks Paper. This article explains why, where Spigot still shows up and how to avoid marketing confusion. 4 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/paper-vs-spigot-minecraft) [Minecraft Intermediate BlueMap for Minecraft: a 3D server map in your browser BlueMap turns your server world into a 3D map that anyone can open in a browser. Learn how to install it, open port 8100, keep the first render under control and publish the map with HTTPS. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/bluemap-minecraft-3d-map) [Minecraft Beginner How to install PlaceholderAPI on a Minecraft server PlaceholderAPI is the bridge that carries balance, group, ping and TPS from one plugin to another. See how to install it, which expansions to download first and how to find out why a placeholder shows up raw on screen. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/placeholderapi-minecraft-setup) [Minecraft Intermediate Simple Voice Chat for Minecraft: how to set it up Simple Voice Chat adds proximity voice to Minecraft, but it relies on a UDP port the game itself does not use. See how to install it on the server and on players, set the port, control permissions and diagnose it when voice will not connect. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/simple-voice-chat-minecraft-server) [Minecraft Intermediate ViaVersion and ViaBackwards: how to set up on your server ViaVersion, ViaBackwards and ViaRewind translate the conversation between client and server so every player can join with the version they have. See which combination to install, where to put it in a Velocity network and what the translation does not fix. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/viaversion-viabackwards-setup) [Minecraft Intermediate How to set up WorldEdit in Minecraft: commands and limits WorldEdit turns hours of building into seconds, and one wrong command wipes out a city just as fast. Here is how to install it, the commands that cover almost everything, who should have permission and how to run large operations without freezing the server. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/worldedit-minecraft-setup) [Minecraft Intermediate How to migrate a Minecraft server to a VPS Moving a Minecraft server to a VPS gives you full control, but it means handling Java, permissions, the firewall and automatic restarts yourself. This guide walks the whole path, from the inventory to the SRV record, without losing the world or your staff permissions. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/migrate-minecraft-server-to-vps) [Minecraft Intermediate Minecraft Fabric server: how to install mods and the Fabric API From the official installer to the first player: which Java each version needs, why almost every mod requires the Fabric API, which mods stay on the server and which ones players have to install, and the performance mods worth adding. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-fabric-server) [Minecraft Intermediate VPS or dedicated server for Minecraft: which to choose For a single Minecraft server, performance comes down to the speed of each core, and a fast Ryzen VPS is usually enough. A dedicated server starts to pay off when your network grows to several servers and the combined memory and cores exceed the largest VPS plan. 10 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/dedicated-server-vs-vps-for-minecraft) [Minecraft Beginner How to choose Minecraft hosting by the criteria that matter Every host promises performance and fast support. This guide swaps the promises for a list of criteria you can check yourself before paying for the first month. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/how-to-choose-minecraft-hosting) [Minecraft Beginner Minecraft 3D avatar: turn your skin into a profile picture How a skin travels from the player's account to an image, which framing to use in each situation, why a skin sometimes takes a while to update, and what changes with an offline account. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-3d-skin-avatar) [Minecraft Intermediate How to read a Minecraft server crash report The server went down and left behind a huge file full of text. This guide shows where to look, how to separate the noise from the real cause and what to do with each type of error. 10 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/read-minecraft-crash-report) [Minecraft Intermediate How to create a resource pack for your Minecraft server A custom pack changes how your server looks without any plugin on the client. This guide covers the file structure, hosting the zip and the two mistakes that break automatic delivery. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/create-minecraft-resource-pack) [Minecraft Beginner Minecraft MOTD generator: colors, hex and gradient in the server list The MOTD is the server's storefront in the game's server list. This guide explains how colored text works under the hood, what fits in the two lines, how to build a gradient without memorizing codes and which mistakes leave the message broken. 11 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-motd-generator) [Minecraft Intermediate Spark profiler: how to analyze Minecraft server lag A TPS of 20 and a stuttering server are not contradictory. Spark measures how much each tick really costs and shows, line by line, where that time is going. 7 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/spark-profiler-minecraft) [Minecraft Beginner What is an SMP in Minecraft? Meaning and how it works Everyone talks about SMPs, but few people explain them. Here you learn what the acronym means, how an SMP works in practice and what you need to join one or build your own. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/what-does-smp-mean-in-minecraft) [Minecraft Beginner Minecraft server status: how to check if a server is online Is the server down, or is it just you? This guide shows how to check the status of any Minecraft server from your browser, what each field means and what to do when it shows offline. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/check-minecraft-server-status) [Minecraft Intermediate How to configure chat on a Minecraft server with EssentialsX Vanilla Minecraft chat is too basic for a server with a community. With EssentialsX and EssentialsXChat you can add rank prefixes, colors and a different format for each permission group. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/configure-minecraft-server-chat-essentialsx) [Minecraft Intermediate How to set up Votifier on a Minecraft server for vote lists Voting on server lists is one of the cheapest ways to attract players. With NuVotifier installed, every vote reaches your server and you can reward voters automatically. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/votifier-minecraft-setup) [Minecraft Beginner How to set up warps and homes on a Minecraft server with EssentialsX Warps and homes are essential on any survival server. With EssentialsX you set everything up in minutes and still control who can create how many homes. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-server-warps-and-homes) Show 24 more of 74 ## Topics in Minecraft [See all 22 topics](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics) [Linux administration67](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/linux) [Hardware and datacenter62](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/hardware) [Network, DNS and domains44](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/networking) [Costs, plans and billing42](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/costs) [Deploying and running apps38](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/deploy) [Minecraft plugins38](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/plugins) [Community and game modes36](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/community) [Security and hardening32](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/security) [Getting started30](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/getting-started) [Latency and ping28](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/latency) [Monitoring and alerts26](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/monitoring) [Performance and optimization22](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/performance) [Automation and webhooks20](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/automation) [Migration19](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/migration) ## Learning paths Curated sequences that take you from the basics to advanced topics. Read them in order or jump straight to what you need right now. ### Your first Minecraft server From zero to online: create the server, connect, invite friends and pick the right plan. 7 guides 1. [01 How to create a Minecraft server from scratch (step by step)](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/how-to-create-a-minecraft-server) 2. [02 How to connect to a Minecraft server by IP](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/connect-to-minecraft-server-by-ip) 3. [03 How to invite friends to your Minecraft server](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/invite-friends-to-minecraft-server) 4. [04 Which Minecraft hosting plan to choose for friends or a community](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/which-minecraft-hosting-plan-to-choose) 5. [05 Minecraft Party, Plus, SMP and Pro: what is the difference?](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-hosting-plans-compared) \+ 2 more guides in this path ### Performance and optimization Paper vs Spigot, cutting lag, sizing for players and choosing hardware. 5 guides 1. [01 Paper vs Spigot for a Minecraft server: the real differences in production](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/paper-vs-spigot-minecraft) 2. [02 How to reduce lag on a Minecraft Paper server (TPS and mspt)](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/reduce-lag-paper-server) 3. [03 How many players can a Minecraft server hold](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/how-many-players-can-a-minecraft-server-hold) 4. [04 Do you need to know RAM and CPU to host a Minecraft server?](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-server-ram-and-cpu-explained) 5. [05 Minecraft server in São Paulo: why location matters](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-server-sao-paulo-brazil) ### Errors and troubleshooting Connection timed out, outdated client, whitelist and other frequent problems. 4 guides 1. [01 How to fix the Minecraft connection timed out error](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/fix-minecraft-connection-timed-out) 2. [02 How to fix the outdated client or outdated server error in Minecraft](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/fix-minecraft-outdated-client) 3. [03 How to set up a whitelist and ops on a Minecraft server](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-whitelist-setup) 4. [04 How to install mods and plugins together on a Minecraft server](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/minecraft/minecraft-mods-and-plugins-together) Next step Create a Minecraft server Simple plans for beginners, with activation within 60 seconds, Anti-DDoS and support in Portuguese. 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